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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Managing exiting employees - one liners and top tips
When an employee leaves a business, it’s not always as harmonious as we would like it to be. This briefing discusses the downsides of a...
Published 14 Jul 2021
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Fire and rehire - the risks and benefits
Since the start of the pandemic restrictions, many businesses have had to make difficult decisions to ensure they survive. In this briefing, law firm rradar...
Published 7 Jul 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Managing mental health at work: a new era
Some 50 years after the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act in the UK, it finally feels as though the mental...
Published 7 Jul 2021
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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The Building Safety Manager: an all-encompassing new role
The idea of the Building Safety Manager role has rather snowballed since it was first suggested by Dame Judith Hackitt’s review into the Grenfell fire...
Published 6 Jul 2021
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Grenfell: four years after the disaster, are our buildings safer?
In the four years since the Grenfell Tower fire, one key question remains unanswered. Are our buildings any safer? In this briefing, Paresh Wankhade says...
Published 6 Jul 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Age discrimination in the post-COVID-19 world
In this briefing, Kerry Noon of rradar discusses how, when the furlough scheme finishes, many older workers could find themselves being made redundant....
Published 30 Jun 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Managing holidays, quarantine and the Euros
In this briefing, Pam Loch says that, given the ongoing restrictions to travel, employers could have to deal with holiday congestion this year....
Published 30 Jun 2021
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Changing contracts of employment: the legal risks
When an employer seeks to change contracts of employment there are legal risks that may arise when those changes are not agreed by the employees...
Published 23 Jun 2021
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Adopting a hybrid working pattern – things to consider
The restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic have changed the way many office-based staff work. In this briefing, Joanne Moseley, Professional Support Lawyer at Irwin...
Published 23 Jun 2021
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WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES
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Asbestos - the effects of exposure over time
Asbestos exposure is responsible for approximately 2,500 deaths every year in the UK from Mesothelioma. In this briefing, Lorna Webster, partner at Hodge Jones &...
Published 29 Mar 2022
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Back pain - the impact of homeworking
This year’s Back Care Awareness Week (4-8 October) focuses on working from home. This briefing looks at problems caused by the incorrect use of display...
Published 29 Sept 2021
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IOSH sees ‘Secret Seven Go Missing’ from King’s Speech
The first King’s Speech in 70 years was delivered on 7 November in Parliament. Those hoping to hear a planned legislative agenda that would deliver...
Published 14 Nov 2023
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
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Top tips to help reduce stress in the workplace
Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. It can place immense demands on workers’ physical...
Published 20 Apr 2022
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What do the HSE’s statistics tell us about our approach to health and safety?
Each year, statistics relating to accidents, incidents, fatalities and occupational diseases are published. Organisations want to see how they have fared, or not. So do...
Published 27 Nov 2023
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What does Meta’s £1.2bn fine mean for UK businesses?
In May 2023, Meta, the company that owns Facebook, was fined £1.2 billon by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) for mishandling people’s data when transferring...
Published 13 Jun 2023
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